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Donald M. Wade Aquatics Center - Minnows Swim Lessons: Age 6-12 (Summer)

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Locker rooms will be open, but swimmers will be encouraged to arrive and leave in their bathing suits. Sessions consist of eight, 35-minute classes with part of one day focusing on basic water safety skills.  Classes may be canceled due to low enrollment.  Instructors may move children to a different level that is more appropriate from the registered class.  Please contact the Aquatics Supervisor if health conditions warrant additional accommodations for participation. 

Minnows 1 - Orients children to water safety and basic swimming skills. Skills include submerging, floating, kicking, and using arms on both the stomach and back. 

 
Minnows 2 - Requirements: Completion of all Minnows 1 or Guppies 3 skills.  Works on floating, gliding, combined stroke on both stomach and back and introduces the back-crawl arms and deep water skills.
 
Minnows 3 - Requirements: Completion of all Minnows 2 skills.  Instructor will be teaching from the deck and child must be comfortable with underwater swimming, able to float, and swim 10 yds. on both their stomach and back on their own without assistance.  Builds on combined stroke on stomach and back, and introduces breaststroke, butterfly, and beginning diving skills.

Minnows 4 - Requirements: Completion of all Minnows 3 skills. Must be comfortable in the deep water, be able to swim 20 yds. of front crawl and elementary backstroke, and 15 yds. back crawl. Class will refine stoke techniques for all strokes and diving from a standing position. Class prepares participants for the Charles County Swim Club.

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